Commitment to Gender Parity Delivers Concrete Results at the Renault-Nissan Alliance

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PARIS, Oct. 10 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    - Women make up 15% of Renault's key global executive positions

    - Percentage of women in Renault's new car sales workforce in France has

doubled since 2009

    - Percentage of women at senior-management level at Nissan globally jumps

75% compared with three years ago

    The Renault-Nissan Alliance's commitment to gender parity has resulted in

significant advancements for women at both Renault and Nissan.

    (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121010/567380 )

    The Alliance provides an annual update on gender parity during the Women's

Forum for the Economy and Society [http://www.womens-forum.com ], an

international conference that takes place Oct. 10-12 in Deauville, France. The

yearly gathering aims to level the playing field for women in industry,

academia, politics and society.

    Among the 2012 findings at Renault and Nissan:

    * Two out of Renault's 10-member executive committee are women, giving

Renault one of the highest percentages of women at the senior executive

management level in the global automotive industry. These executives are

Marie-Francoise Damesin, Executive Vice President of Human Resources; and Mouna

Sepehri, Executive Vice President of the Office of the CEO.

    * Women make up 15% of Renault's key global executive positions.

    * Women make up 17% of Renault's total workforce and 14% of Renault's

manufacturing workforce.

    * In new car sales, women account for 34% of the workforce in France, more

than double compared to 2009. Renault aims to have women account for 50% of all

new sales jobs.

    * In France, Renault's entry-level brand Dacia has already accomplished its

goal of hiring women for half of all new sales jobs. In 2012, 80% of all new

sales recruits were women.

    * Renault has developed 'Women@Renault,' ['Women@Renault' ] an internal

professional network with 3,300 members and local communities in 11 countries.

The network is part of Renault's broader corporate social responsibility

strategy to strengthen gender diversity across all functions globally.

    * Women account for 7% of senior-level managers at Nissan globally, up

compared to 4% in 2009.

    * At Nissan in Japan, women comprise 4% of senior-level managers, up from

3% a year ago.

    * In Japan, women account for 6.7% of manager-level positions and higher,

compared to an average of 2.9% for Japanese companies with 5,000 employees and

more, according to the Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

    For the full release, go to:

http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/node/890

    CONTACT

    Mia Nielsen

    +33(0)6-10-83-31-33

    mia.nielsen@renault.com

    SOURCE: Renault-Nissan Alliance